Buyout Candidates

Erik Hanson's Hook

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Yes, both the Cavs and Bogut have some scores to settle. The problem is that unless they put him in bubble wrap until the finals, the odds of him seeing meaningful minutes against Golden State are very low.
Pap's Poutine beat me to it, but what score do the Cavs have to settle? Last I checked they were the defending NBA champions.
 

DeJesus Built My Hotrod

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To clarify, the Cavs and LeBron in particular clearly like trolling the Warriors so "scores to settle" isn't the best choice of words.
 

cheech13

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Zach Lowe mentioned in his newest ESPN piece that there has been a push to get rid of the buyout market by either moving the playoff eligibility date before the trade deadline or instituting a waiver systemt that would function either on cap space or reverse standings. I'm not so sure it's that big of a problem since most of these guys offer very little but I can see how it'd be frustrating for some teams to be disadvantaged by the system.
 

sox311

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That's what she said.
I'm not so sure it's that big of a problem since most of these guys offer very little but I can see how it'd be frustrating for some teams to be disadvantaged by the system.

Without it my love for PJ Brown would never have bloomed. He was pretty big for the Cs.

Deron Williams is a big talent. He can help big time if for an injury or just hitting some big shots.

I am all for making this crap stop. If it's a buy out player, not eligible for the playoffs is good in my book.
 

Papelbon's Poutine

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Without it my love for PJ Brown would never have bloomed. He was pretty big for the Cs.

Deron Williams is a big talent. He can help big time if for an injury or just hitting some big shots.

I am all for making this crap stop. If it's a buy out player, not eligible for the playoffs is good in my book.
PJ Brown wasn't a buyout. He was semi- retired and a free agent.
 

Cellar-Door

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Well that was quick. Bogut suffered what looked to be a fairly serious leg injury on a fluke collision.
He was closing out a shooter, guy went to drive, Knee directly into shin with both going full speed in opposite directions, looked like they think Bogut broke his leg.
 

DeJesus Built My Hotrod

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Well that was quick. Bogut suffered what looked to be a fairly serious leg injury on a fluke collision.
He was closing out a shooter, guy went to drive, Knee directly into shin with both going full speed in opposite directions, looked like they think Bogut broke his leg.
Staying healthy is a "skill set". This guy has never had that skill.
 

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Not sure what is worse--that you just put up the tweet, screwing us on mobile who don't see anything, or that it led to me hunting it down and it was Larry Sanders signing with the Cavs
Shows up perfectly fine on mobile in a web browser.
 

cheech13

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Good for Larry Sanders to get another chance, but I don't think he contributes at all this season. Scouts said he was out of shape and had lost his timing. He's not getting that back playing garbage time minutes for the last few weeks of the season.

EDIT: Looks like he's going to the D-League and the Cavs have an option for next year.
 
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Cesar Crespo

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Not sure what is worse--that you just put up the tweet, screwing us on mobile who don't see anything, or that it led to me hunting it down and it was Larry Sanders signing with the Cavs
Just use your phone's browser. It works 100 times better.
 

HomeRunBaker

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Omri Casspi turns the C's down to go to Minnesota. Would have added some scoring off the bench.
Good choice by Casspi. With Bjelica now out for the year he has a guaranteed 17-20 mpg as part of a set 9-man rotation to solidify his market this summer as a FA. In Boston he would be competing with multiple players who are already in the system for minutes and could easily find himself lost on the bench out of the rotation which is what you don't want as a FA.